1. Decision to replace Columbus Day with a Muslim holiday is challenged

President Andre DiMino and One Voice has demanded to know the reason why the Superintendent of the Paterson School District would remove the Columbus Day Holiday in favor of a Muslim Holiday. This decision is UNACCEPTABLE! DiMino wants to know who is involved and intends to take this matter to the entire school board as well as the NJ State Education Dept. DiMino stated, “This is the WRONG message to give to our children, an embarrassment to Italian American students and an insult to all New Jersey Italians.” ... ONE VOICE challenges these continuing assaults on our great history and culture, but we can’t do it without Your help.

President DiMino has begun the protest by sending a letter to NJ Governor Christie (Paterson School District is now run by the State) One Voice is now asking all organizations, IAOVC Defenders & activists to respond. Let us protest with one loud Voice. If Paterson succeeds, others will follow and Columbus will be lost forever. Stop it now.

Remember a Letter from an Organization is great, but thousands from its members is powerful!

On Fox Business’ ‘Varney & Company’9/28/2011the host Mr. Charles Payne stated to Andre DiMino,"...Almost every time I turn on the TV, I hate to say it, Italians are being shown in such a negative light. It's amazing. How does this happen? How do they get away with it?" After some comments he then says, "Why aren't Italians upset about this? Obviously, you are." And then he closed the segment by saying, "...I understand what you are doing and I tell ya, I for one applaud it. Because I've been wondering for a long time, where have the Italians been?"

It would be great if more ITALIAN AMERICANS share the sentiment expressed so well by Mr. Payne a non-Italian!

Things have not changed! Many Italian Americans just don’t get it.

What gets me is many NON-Italians DO!

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A headline of an article in the NY Post by Jack Newfield dated Feb. 4.1992. led with, "Prejudice against Italian-Americans is the most tolerated intolerance."

Robert MacNeil, TV news anchor and journalist, has stated that criminal slang now comes with an Italian accent because of the media and not the Mafia

Congressman Charles Rangle said he was confounded as to why Italian Americans remain silent in the face of blatant defamation.

If you are TRULY committed to defending your great Italian American heritage and culture then commit to being a ONE VOICE Defender. Send your name, address, phone and email address to Connie Notarino Pullman, The ONE VOICE Defender Coordinator at conniepullman@comcast.net

and tell her …- I WANT TO BE A DEFENDER!

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3. Still waiting for Bob Beckel’s apology for his “greaseball” comment

About Us

Italian-American One Voice Coalition is a national network of activists enabling the Italian American community to act as one united voice when dealing with defamation, discrimination and negative stereotyping.

Member organizations provide a liaison with the IA One Voice Coalition to disseminate information to the Italian American community and protest with one voice against each outrage against our heritage, culture and character.